If safety Eric Berry’s career ended today he probably wouldn’t have enough credentials to be a hall of famer, but if he can maintain his current level of play for the next five to seven years he will certainly have a case. Berry is a five-time Pro Bowler, three-time first-team all-pro, and the 2015 NFL Comeback Player of the Year.

Berry doesn’t have a ton of interceptions with just 14, but has 427 career tackles. Him breaking the 1,000 mark in tackles is not out of the question. With over 1,000 tackles, double-digit Pro Bowl selections, and a couple more first-team all-pro selections, Berry will definitely have a hall of fame worthy resume.

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The next guy who comes to mind is Tamba Hali. With outside linebackers, the sack statistic is their biggest key by far. Hali has 89.5 career sacks, which is tied for 44th-best in NFL history. Its logical to think if he plays at least two more seasons he could shoot up to 100 career sacks which would put him at 29th best in history.

100 sacks is a nice milestone but wouldn’t be enough alone to get Hali into the hall. He is a five-time Pro Bowler and two-time second-team all-pro. Again, great achievements but not quite enough. There is however a stat that could get Hali over the hump: quarterback pressures.

QB pressures combine hurries, hits, and sacks. Hurries and hits generally force the quarterback to get rid of the ball before they’re ready, often resulting in an incompletion or interception.

This proves he still is and has always been a very productive pass rusher even if it hasn’t always resulted in a sack. Whether or not hall of fame voters will take QB hurries into consideration is a bit fickle.

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A current Chief who I believe should be a hall of famer is Derrick Johnson. He is the Chiefs’ all-time leading tackler with 1,080 and is a four-time Pro Bowler. He’s also a two-time all-pro.

Obviously the longer Johnson can play the more he increases his odds of making it. How much he has left in the tank is a big question mark, coming off his second Achilles tear in the past three seasons.

A good player comparison for Johnson is 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Derrick Brooks. Johnson has 185 more tackles, 14 more sacks and 11 more forced fumbles than Brooks. Brooks had 11 more interceptions than Johnson currently has and has more Pro Bowl/all pro selections.

Another current Chief who could be in the hall of fame one day is punter Dustin Colquitt. There is only one punter currently in the hall of fame: former Raider Ray Guy.

Guy and Colquitt’s stats are very similar. Guy has 44,493 total punting yards and Colquitt just barely trails him with 43,310. Colquitt has a higher yards per punt average than Guy, averaging 44.8 compared to Guy’s 42.4.

Colquitt has also played two less seasons than Guy did. Baring an injury he will pass Guy’s punting yards total this season. He is entering the last year of his current deal but if he decides to keep playing he has shown no signs of slowing down and could still be productive for at least a few more years.

Hopefully the Chiefs have many more hall of fame players in the making. Names such as Justin Houston, Marcus Peters and Travis Kelce could be players to keep an eye on, though it is still early in their careers.

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